Apr 12, 2019 05:41 PM IST | Source: Moneycontrol.com
Lok Sabha election tracker LIVE: Want to gift PM Modi Periyar's book so he learns Tamil Nadu's spirit, says Rahul Gandhi at Theni
LIVE updates of the first phase of voting in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls and Assembly elections in four states
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Rahul Gandhi: I am confident that our alliance (Congress-DMK) will win in Tamil Nadu.
Rahul Gandhi: While India faces unemployment, 22 lakh government jobs lay vacant. The Congress party will fill these vacancies within the first year of coming to power.
Rahul Gandhi: During our manifesto conversations, many poor farmers asked us as to why the rich don't go to jail if they fail to pay their debt, but the poor are thrown into jails for failing to pay back their money.
Hence we have decided to change the law. When the Congress comes to power, we will not send any farmer who fails to pay his debt, who defaults on his loan, to jail.
Rahul Gandhi: So we have mentioned in our manifesto, that we are going o do some dramatic things for the farmers of Tamil Nadu. We want to remove fear from your heart. We want farmers to live with confidence. We want them to believe that the government stands with them. The next budget will have a dedicated budget for farmers. Every single farmer will know in the beginning of the year what the govt is going to do for them.
Rahul Gandhi: We will not allow Mr. Modi to disrespect the farmers of Tamil Nadu. I saw with my own eyes farmers of Tamil Nadu protesting in Delhi. I went there and hugged them. In every state run by the Congress, we have waived off loans for farmers. Mr. Narendra Modi did not have the dignity to do so.
Rahul Gandhi: Narendra Modi is convinced that he can run Tamil Nadu from Delhi. He is convinced that if he can pressurise the government of Tamil Nadu, he can run Tamil Nadu. He certainly does not understand the history culture and spirit of Tamil Nadu. I want to gift him a book of Periyar with compliments. I want to give him a book by Shri Karunanidhi.
Rahul Gandhi: Narendra Modi is the element of hate in India. We are not going to fight Narendra Modi's hatred with hatred. We are going to fight Narendra Modi's hatred with love and affection.
Rahul Gandhi: When Mr. Modi promised 15 lakh to the people of India, he lied. I will stand on this stage today and say that I cannot promise Rs 15 lakh. That is because I haven't come here to lie. However, I can promise NYAY (justice) to the poor.
Congress President Rahul Gandhi addresses a rally in Theni, Tamil Nadu.
Rahul Gandhi: This year, we have promised 'justice' or 'NYAY' to the people of India. If we come to power, we will not give money to the 15 richest businessmen as Mr. Modi does, we will not give Rs. 5 or Rs. 10; we will give Rs 72,000 annually to the 20% poorest families in India.
West Bengal denies permission for Rahul Gandhi's chopper landing in West Bengal
The Siliguri Police has rejected an application by the Congress to allow Rahul Gandhi's chopper to land at Siliguri Police Commissionerate Ground.
Rahul’s public rally is scheduled at Siliguri's Dagapur on April 14.
Congress says they may have to cancel rally if an alternative venue to land chopper is not found quickly.
The Siliguri Police Commissionerate Ground is currently being used as parking lot for vehicles of central paramilitary forces and election workers.
Aam Aadmi Party announces alliance with Dushyant Chautala's JJP in Haryana
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AAP was keen on an alliance in Haryana because of the state's proximity to the National Capital Territory.
In the 2014 general election, AAP had contested from all 10 seats and lost its security deposit from all of them, getting a dismal voteshare of 4.2%.
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Rahul Gandhi concludes his speech in Salem, Tamil Nadu.
Rahul Gandhi: In Tamil Nadu, we have come up with a lot of ideas for entrepreneurs. Even though Narendra Modi promises 'Make in India', everything around us is 'Made in China' – the phones we use, the shoes we wear, everything!
We will take back the money that Narendra Modi has given to 15 businessmen, and give it to the youth of Tamil Nadu so that they can become self-sufficient.
Rahul Gandhi: The five years of Narendra Modi owes justice to the people of India. Justice is owed to the people of Tamil Nadu. And that is why we have come up with the 'NYAY' scheme. We will transfer minimum basic income directly into the accounts of 20% most poor people in the country. Also, the cash will be directly transferred into the account of the women in the family; I hope the men don't mind.
Rahul Gandhi: If the prime minister can give Rs. 30,000 crore to businessmen in the country, the Congress and the DMK can give that to the poor people of the country.
Congress President Rahul Gandhi addresses a rally in Salem, Tamil Nadu
Rahul Gandhi: The Congress has decided to do something revolutionary. We have decided to do a surgical strike on poverty!
Congress leader PC Chacko on Congress-AAP alliance in Delhi: Since AAP is not taking a practical view on the matter, Congress Election Committee has decided that we will be going alone in Delhi. We have decided candidates for four seats. We will decide the rest of the seats soon. We will announce all seven candidates in a day or two.
However, to do away with all the conjectures of an alliance with the AAP, I want to reiterate that the Congress will be fighting aline in Delhi; and we won't be allying with the AAP because of their impractical propositions.
Update: BJP delegation meets Election Commission appealing to the poll body to take action against Congress President Rahul Gandhi for using 'unparliamentary language' against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, hence violating the Model Code of Conduct.
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